Term Paper on "Public Funding of Abortion Clinic"

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The exact cost of carrying out an abortion depends greatly on several factors such as the trimester of the pregnancy, the type of facility, the physician carrying out the abortion, the type of procedure and lastly the anesthetic used. In general, women pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars for an abortion. Paying this cost has never been an issue for the middle and upper class women who are usually covered by their insurance plans. However, for the lower class women, they have to result to cheap facilities which do not observe the necessary standards.

Although the cost of abortion has only risen slightly over the years as a result of inflation, the lower class women have a greater burden on their shoulders as a result of the increasing cost of living. Therefore when it comes to the procurement of an abortion, they do not have much of a choice as to which facility or physician to choose.

Denying funding for abortion leads to an increase in the number of illegal abortions that are conducted making the women that procure these cheap abortion services endure more hidden costs in terms of the complications that ensure. There is also a social cost on the society when the women are forced to bear children against their will. They become parents who are unable to support their own children. Therefore, they try to find a way to procure the abortion in one way or another despite the cost. Since at most times, the women get the money for the abortion at a later stage in the pregnancy they usually increase their risk and their likelihood of getting more complications. For the women who are unable to get the money to pay for their abortion, they usually attempt to induce one on their own. This usually fails terribly leading to the women experiencing serious complications which often lead to death. Public funding of abortion thus creates a level of access to safe abortion for the lower class women. It also relieves the society off… READ MORE